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Thieving Trio From Baltimore Caught Living Large With Stolen Credit Cards, Checks In VA: Police Thieving Trio From Baltimore Caught Living Large With Stolen Credit Cards, Checks In VA: Police
Thieving Trio From Baltimore Caught Living Large With Stolen Credit Cards, Checks In VA: Police A tricky team of thieves from Maryland were not swift enough to thwart police in Virginia after they went on a shopping spree with stolen checks and credit cards at Sak's Fifth Avenue in Fairfax County. Late on Monday afternoon, three men were arrested by members of the Fairfax County Police Department's Tyson's Urban Team, who swiftly jumped into action after being alerted by a loss prevention officer about a possible credit card fraud that was in progress, police say. (clockwise from right): Elijah Walker, Jaylin Oliver, Vernon Lee Brown III. Fairfax County Police The incident was re…

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Severn Man Who Paid To Livestream Child Porn From Overseas Heading To Prison: Feds Severn Man Who Paid To Livestream Child Porn From Overseas Heading To Prison: Feds
Severn Man Who Paid To Livestream Child Porn From Overseas Heading To Prison: Feds The 62-year-old Maryland man who paid to have child porn livestreamed from the Philippines and Madagascar has been sentenced after being busted by investigators. Severn native Carey Lee Sackmann has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after admitting to "the coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity in connection to his online sexual exploitation of multiple underage victims overseas," federal officials said. According to his guilty plea, beginning in 2015, Sackmann would join video chats with facilitators overseas who exploited minor children in…

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Should Parents Be Concerned Over Apple's New 'NameDrop' Feature? Should Parents Be Concerned Over Apple's New 'NameDrop' Feature?
Should Parents Be Concerned Over Apple's New 'NameDrop' Feature? Concerns are mounting over a feature on Apple's new iOS 17 update, but tech experts and some law enforcement officials say NameDrop is safe. NameDrop allows contact information to be shared with other Apple users. But not without both devices having iOS 17 installed. And not without being extremely close, or touching. And not without consent. To initiate the transfer of contact information, both devices must have the new update, be unlocked, and be very close or touching for several seconds.  Then, a screen will appear at the top of the device with prompts to "receive only" or "share…

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Man Who Killed Popular Baltimore Restaurant Manager Sentenced Following Escape Effort Man Who Killed Popular Baltimore Restaurant Manager Sentenced Following Escape Effort
Man Who Killed Popular Baltimore Restaurant Manager Sentenced Following Escape Effort Samuel Wise will have decades to think about his decision to murder a beloved restaurant manager in Little Italy last winter, the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office announced on Monday. Wise pleaded guilty to murder and other charges for his role in the fatal shooting of Chesley Patterson and has been sentenced to life in prison with all but 50 years suspended, followed by three years of probation if he is released. In late January 2022, police in Baltimore were were called to investigate a shooting in the 1700 block of Eastern Avenue near the intersection of South Broadway, where th…

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Police ID Man Struck, Killed Walking Along Glen Burnie Highway On Thanksgiving Night Police ID Man Struck, Killed Walking Along Glen Burnie Highway On Thanksgiving Night
Police ID Man Struck, Killed Walking Along Glen Burnie Highway On Thanksgiving Night Dark clothes doomed an Anne Arundel man who was struck and killed by a driver in Glen Burnie on Thanksgiving, officials say.  On Monday morning, the Anne Arundel County Police Department announced that Kevin Lee Crist, 54, died from his injuries after being struck by a Hyundai SUV while walking on Thanksgiving night in his hometown. The crash was reported around 7:40 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 23 in the area of Ritchie Highway near Kuethe Road. According to police, the Glen Burnie resident was walking in the northbound lanes of Ritchie Highway wearing all-dark clothing when he was struck …

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Jealous, Controlling Boyfriend Gets Life For Violently Killing Ex-GF In Maryland: AG Jealous, Controlling Boyfriend Gets Life For Violently Killing Ex-GF In Maryland: AG
Jealous, Controlling Boyfriend Gets Life For Violently Killing Ex-GF In Maryland: AG Forell Isaac will have a lifetime to think about his actions after he violently stabbed his girlfriend to death after tracking her from her home in Baltimore, the Maryland AG announced. Isaac, 39, was sentenced to life in prison without parole after he was convicted earlier this year of the first-degree murder of girlfriend Linique Green, 29, in September 2021 following what was described as a "tumultuous romantic relationship," where he showed concerning, controlling behavior. According to the investigation, Isaac and Green had been involved in a “tumultuous romantic relationship,” an…

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'John' Shoots At DC Prostitute After 'Golden Shower' At PA Days Inn: Police 'John' Shoots At DC Prostitute After 'Golden Shower' At PA Days Inn: Police
'John' Shoots At DC Prostitute After 'Golden Shower' At PA Days Inn: Police A man is in the hospital and a Washington, DC woman — who previously pleaded guilty to prostitution in Maryland — has been arrested in Pennsylvania after a bizarre situation at a Days Inn, authorities announced on Monday, Nov. 20.  Brittany Kemi Abosede, 34 originally from the US Capitol City of Washington, most recently of York, PA, was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 19, in what Northern York County Regional police Lt. Gregg Anderson called a "shots fired" incident.  Abosede was found by NYCRPD officers who were responding to the incident in the parking lot of the Days Inn located at 334 Arse…

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Man Rear-Ended, Assaulted Woman On Side Of I-270 In Maryland, State Police Say Man Rear-Ended, Assaulted Woman On Side Of I-270 In Maryland, State Police Say
Man Rear-Ended, Assaulted Woman On Side Of I-270 In Maryland, State Police Say The man who assaulted a woman after rear-ending her on I-270 in Montgomery County has been apprehended weeks after assaulting her, authorities announced. Gaithersburg resident Jeremy Orellana, 21, has been charged in connection to a hit-and-run that led to him allegedly attacking a woman on the side of the road after he rear-ended her late last month. According to Maryland State Police investigators, late in the afternoon on Thursday, Oct. 26, troopers were called to the northbound lanes of I-270 near Shady Grove Road in Rockville, where there was a reported crash and assault in the shoulde…

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Former Teacher Who Abused DC Student Captured At BWI Airport Attempting To Flee: Police Former Teacher Who Abused DC Student Captured At BWI Airport Attempting To Flee: Police
Former Teacher Who Abused DC Student Captured At BWI Airport Attempting To Flee: Police Mark Anthony Williams should have never come back to the country. The 56-year-old former teacher in DC is facing charges for allegedly sexually abusing at least one minor who was under the age of 18 for several months in 2014 before moving out of the States. According to police, before he could be prosecuted, the Fairfax County resident fled, though last week, the Metropolitan Police Department was tipped off that he had returned, and a warrant was issued for his arrest the following day on Friday, Nov. 17. He then attempted to flee again - though he was unsuccessful this time around. Pol…

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Man Who Climbed Into Child's Bed In Maryland To Get New Bunkmates In Prison: Feds Man Who Climbed Into Child's Bed In Maryland To Get New Bunkmates In Prison: Feds
Man Who Climbed Into Child's Bed In Maryland To Get New Bunkmates In Prison: Feds Jose Alexander Diaz-Rodriguez will spend years in prison after he admitted to breaking into his neighbor’s Frederick County home and climbing into bed with an 8-year-old girl. The 23-year-old Thurmont resident has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to sexual exploitation of a child for taking explicit photographs with his neighbor’s daughter, federal authorities announced. According to court documents, in July 2021, Diaz-Rodriguez broke into the home and went into a bedroom where two young girls were sleeping. He then got into bed …

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Man Rear-Ended, Assaulted Woman On Side Of I-95 In Maryland, State Police Say Man Rear-Ended, Assaulted Woman On Side Of I-95 In Maryland, State Police Say
Man Rear-Ended, Assaulted Woman On Side Of I-95 In Maryland, State Police Say The man who assaulted a woman after rear-ending her on I-270 in Montgomery County has been apprehended weeks later, authorities announced. Gaithersburg resident Jeremy Orellana, 21, has been charged in connection to a hit-and-run that led to him allegedly attacking a woman on the side of the road after he rear-ended her. According to Maryland State Police investigators, late in the afternoon on Thursday, Oct. 26, troopers were called to the northbound lanes of I-270 near Shady Grove Road in Rockville, where there was a reported crash and assault in the shoulder of the roadway. Police say t…

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Maryland Mother With Weeks To Live Keeping Focus On Family Maryland Mother With Weeks To Live Keeping Focus On Family
Maryland Mother With Weeks To Live Keeping Focus On Family This is not how Kourtni Smith planned to celebrate her 34th birthday. A community is rallying behind a beloved mother of five in Maryland who is looking to spend her last months on Earth working to support her family in any way she can. Tens of thousands of dollars have already been raised on behalf of Smith's family after she was diagnosed with Invasive Lobular Carcinoma and underwent eight rounds of Chemotherapy and 15 radiation sessions, all of which proved fruitless as she fell more ill and decided to call it quits.  I find it funny when I stopped Chemo because it was SO POISONOUS…

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Children Struck, Killed Walking To Elementary School In Maryland, Police Say Children Struck, Killed Walking To Elementary School In Maryland, Police Say
Children Struck, Killed Walking To Elementary School In Maryland, Police Say Two students were killed walking to school on Monday morning in Prince George's County, police say. The Riverdale Park Police Department issued an alert advising that at around 8 a.m. on Monday, two children were walking to school when they were struck by a driver near the intersection of Riverdale and Taylor roads.  At approximately 8:00 this morning RPPD was dispatched for a collision involving two children walking to school, at Riv Rd & Taylor. This resulted in two fatalities, PGPD is on scene and assuming the investigation. — Riverdale Park Police (@RiverdaleParkPD) November 20…

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Video Shows Israeli Army Officer's Emotional Reunion With His Children In Baltimore County Video Shows Israeli Army Officer's Emotional Reunion With His Children In Baltimore County
Video Shows Israeli Army Officer's Emotional Reunion With His Children In Baltimore County Matan Shefler is home. The Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School teacher returned home to Pikesville after six weeks of serving in the IDF. Shefler, who was born in Israeli, has been living in Pikesville with his wife, Shani, and their children, and was called up to fight following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. His emotional reunion with his children and subsequent celebration with the Beth Tfiloh community was captured on video. Hes’s back! Shani and Matan, our amazing shalichim, are reunited after Matan's IDF deployment. We are so grateful for... Posted by Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community Sch…

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Man Who Suffered Spinal Cord Injury In Diving Accident Gets Thanksgiving Boost In Towson Man Who Suffered Spinal Cord Injury In Diving Accident Gets Thanksgiving Boost In Towson
Man Who Suffered Spinal Cord Injury In Diving Accident Gets Thanksgiving Boost In Towson The Towson community is paying it forward this Thanksgiving. An event held Thanksgiving morning at a Towson bar will go toward helping Ryan Swartz, a local resident who suffered a spinal cord injury in a diving accident in August. Swartz was flown to University of Maryland Shock Trauma from Hammerman Beach, and remains at the Kernan Rehabilitation Hospital, according to a GoFundMe launched for his family. The campaign, launched by Katie Ketchen, said Swartz continues to improve and is working 'round the clock with a physical therapist. "Swartz, as referred to by his close friends, is des…

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Groundbreaking 'Vampire Virus' Discovered By Student Project In Maryland Groundbreaking 'Vampire Virus' Discovered By Student Project In Maryland
Groundbreaking 'Vampire Virus' Discovered By Student Project In Maryland A so-called "Vampire Virus" that latches onto and expands into other viruses has been identified by student researchers in the Maryland for the first time. The discovery came from a student project led by professor Tagide deCarvalho at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County which is outlined in the Journal of the International Society for Microbial Ecology. The so-called MiniFlayer "viral hitchhiker" was found about 30 miles northwest of Washington, DC in a soil sample in Poolesville, MD after a virus satellite they named MindFlayer was detected in 2019. "No one had ever seen one…

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'Embodiment Of Evil:' Rapist Who Walked Elderly Woman Down Pier To Her Death In MD Convicted 'Embodiment Of Evil:' Rapist Who Walked Elderly Woman Down Pier To Her Death In MD Convicted
'Embodiment Of Evil:' Rapist Who Walked Elderly Woman Down Pier To Her Death In MD Convicted The Maryland man who terrorized a resilient, elderly woman during a violent night before tossing her into the freezing waters of the Wicomico River in January has been convicted, prosecutors announced. Salisbury resident Ralph Harmon, Jr., will spend decades in prison after robbing, raping, and literally walking an 80-year-old woman down a pier and tossing her into the water while her hands were bound earlier this year during a spine-chilling day that spilled over from Delaware into Maryland. Prosecutors say that On Jan. 13, the woman was walking to her driveway in Seaford, Delaware, when H…

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Maryland Teen Injured In 'Drive-By' Shooting Actually Shot Himself, Sheriff Says Maryland Teen Injured In 'Drive-By' Shooting Actually Shot Himself, Sheriff Says
Maryland Teen Injured In 'Drive-By' Shooting Actually Shot Himself, Sheriff Says The investigation into a reported drive-by shooting in Maryland could lead to charges for a teen who lied to police. On Friday afternoon, members of the Harford County Sheriff's Office were called to the 1500 block of Harford Square Drive in Edgewood, where a 16-year-old reported that he had been the victim of a drive-by shooter, though that would turn out to be a tall tale. Shortly before 3:15 p.m. on Friday afternoon, deputies found the teen, who suffered a non-fatal gunshot wound to his thigh, and he was taken by paramedics to a local trauma center after being treated at the scene of the…

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Former Town Commissioner Accused Of Assaulting Teen Son In Maryland: Sheriff Former Town Commissioner Accused Of Assaulting Teen Son In Maryland: Sheriff
Former Town Commissioner Accused Of Assaulting Teen Son In Maryland: Sheriff A former elected official in Maryland has found himself on the wrong side of the law in Frederick County. Joseph Anthony Ritz III, 47, a former town commissioner in Emmitsburg, is facing multiple assault charges for allegedly striking his teen son, a spokesperson for the Frederick County Sheriff's Office announced on Saturday. On Friday night, deputies were called to the 200 block of North Seton Avenue in Emmitsburg, where there was a reported domestic incident in progress. During the investigation, officials say that Ritz, a former Emmittsburg Town Commissioner allegedly assaulted his 13-…

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Man Awaiting Homicide Trial In DC Arrested For Shootings In Maryland: Police Man Awaiting Homicide Trial In DC Arrested For Shootings In Maryland: Police
Man Awaiting Homicide Trial In DC Arrested For Shootings In Maryland: Police Gerald Andre Thomas just can't seem to stay out of trouble with the law.  The 20-year-old Thomas, who was on release awaiting trial for a homicide in Washington, DC, is facing a host of new felonies after a pair of shootings in Prince George's County earlier this week. At around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday night, officers from the Bowie Police Department were called to investigate a reported shooting in the 3000 block of Twisting Lane where several bullets were fired into a home that had several people inside, including a 4-month-old child and a 74-year-old. Investigators said that at the scen…

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Three Shot Leaving Prince George's County Funeral While Riding In Van, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Three Shot Leaving Prince George's County Funeral While Riding In Van, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Three Shot Leaving Prince George's County Funeral While Riding In Van, Police Say (Developing) A day of mourning turned tragic for a family after a shooting outside a Maryland cemetery on Friday afternoon. Officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to a stretch of Sheriff Road in Landover at around 2 p.m. on Friday, not far from the National Harmony Memorial Park cemetery.  Police say that three adults were shot while driving in a van that was leaving a funeral. They were all treated and evaluated for injuries considered not to be life-threatening. The search for the shooting suspect is ongoing. While officers canvas the area, Sheriff Road is closed …

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Former CO Who Fell For Inmate Sentenced For Smuggling Contraband For BF Into Maryland Facility Former CO Who Fell For Inmate Sentenced For Smuggling Contraband For BF Into Maryland Facility
Former CO Who Fell For Inmate Sentenced For Smuggling Contraband For BF Into Maryland Facility An ill-fated romance landed a former corrections officer in Maryland in hot water after conspiring with her inmate boyfriend to smuggle drugs into a Prince George's County facility. Waldorf resident Danielle Dominique Smith, 34, will spend time on the other side of the bars after being sentenced to four months in prison, followed by four months of home detention after she was in an intimate and sexual relationship with an inmate who smuggled contraband into the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections Detention Facility. According to her guilty plea, between November 2009 and A…

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Off-Duty Pentagon Police Officer Gets 25 Years For Double Fatal Shooting In MD Parking Lot Off-Duty Pentagon Police Officer Gets 25 Years For Double Fatal Shooting In MD Parking Lot
Off-Duty Pentagon Police Officer Gets 25 Years For Double Fatal Shooting In MD Parking Lot An off-duty Pentagon police officer who shot and killed two men in the parking lot of his Takoma Park apartment complex two years ago will spend decades behind bars. Earlier this year, David Hall Dixon, 42, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges after he opened fire in April 2021, striking James Johnson, 38, and Dominique Williams, both of whom died from their injuries. Dominique Williams (left) and James Johnson Montgomery County State's Attorney On Thursday, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced that Dixon has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after adm…

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Rumors Swirling About Immigrant Families Relocating From New York City To Maryland Hotels Rumors Swirling About Immigrant Families Relocating From New York City To Maryland Hotels
Rumors Swirling About Immigrant Families Relocating From New York City To Maryland Hotels Elected officials in Maryland are holding firm that they have no plans to allow undocumented immigrants to relocate from New York City into their communities. Harford County Executive Bob Cassilly is digging his heels in the ground amid reports and rumors that hundreds of families could be heading from the Big Apple to the Old Line State for temporary housing. According to Cassilly, more than 200 families are among those being discussed to move to Maryland hotels.  "My office received an unsolicited letter on Monday from an unknown organization indicating that they were working to bring u…

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Man Who Attacked Congresswoman In Northeast DC Elevator Sentenced For Assault Man Who Attacked Congresswoman In Northeast DC Elevator Sentenced For Assault
Man Who Attacked Congresswoman In Northeast DC Elevator Sentenced For Assault The District man who assaulted a Congresswoman in the elevator of her Northeast DC apartment building has been sentenced to time behind bars, federal authorities announced. Kendrid Khalil Hamlin, 26, was sentenced to 27 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release after he attacked Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig and assaulted a pair of police officers earlier this year. The incident was reported shortly after 7 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9 inside an H Street NW building. MPD seeks the public's assistance in identifying a suspect responsible for a Simple Assault that occurred t…

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High Maryland Man Who Killed Pennsylvania Teacher, Mom of 2, Sentenced: DA High Maryland Man Who Killed Pennsylvania Teacher, Mom of 2, Sentenced: DA
High Maryland Man Who Killed Pennsylvania Teacher, Mom of 2, Sentenced: DA A Maryland man has been sentenced after killing a teacher on her way to school and seriously injuring her daughter while he was driving high on marijuana and speeding at over 100 miles per hour from Pennsylvania State Police, authorities announced on Thursday, Nov. 16. Christopher Pineda-Gasca, 21 of the 200 block of Wheatley Street, North East, MD, was sentenced to 16 to 32 years in prison by Lancaster County by Judge Dennis Reinaker on Oct.  27, the district attorney's office detailed.  He had pleaded guilty to charges of third-degree murder, homicide by vehicle while DUI, aggravated ass…

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Workers Electrocuted On Roof In Baltimore County When Ladder Hits Live Wire (DEVELOPING) Workers Electrocuted On Roof In Baltimore County When Ladder Hits Live Wire (DEVELOPING)
Workers Electrocuted On Roof In Baltimore County When Ladder Hits Live Wire (Developing) Three men were injured on Wednesday afternoon while working on a roof in Baltimore County, officials say. Baltimore County fire and EMS crews were called to the 1500 block of Cranwell Road in Timonium, where three men were working on a roof when their ladder struck a live wire, electrocuting them. The workers were electrocuted in the 1500 block of Cranwell Road in Timonium Google Maps street view According to officials, two were transported to area hospitals in critical condition, while the third was conscious and alert on Wednesday afternoon when he too was taken to the hospital for t…

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Inmate Busted Plotting Prison Break From Maryland Cell: AG Inmate Busted Plotting Prison Break From Maryland Cell: AG
Inmate Busted Plotting Prison Break From Maryland Cell: AG An inmate already in trouble with the law for shenanigans at a local prison is facing a fresh fresh charges for scheming to break out in Maryland. Jose Miguel Tapia, 38, who was already charged in connection to a drone contraband conspiracy at the Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI) in Hagerstown, continues to plot, despite being behind bars, according to the Attorney General's Office. Prosecutors say that Tapia allegedly forged court documents and posed as a representative from the Office of the State's Attorney in an effort to cut time from his sentence. The document was forged with t…

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Threatening Repeat Rapist Gave Minors Booze, Pills In Maryland: State's Attorney Threatening Repeat Rapist Gave Minors Booze, Pills In Maryland: State's Attorney
Threatening Repeat Rapist Gave Minors Booze, Pills In Maryland: State's Attorney A 19-year-old man who plied minors with drugs and alcohol before sexually assaulting them will spend decades behind bars, the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office announced. Josiah Dalton Lindauere was sentenced on Tuesday to 36 years in prison with 14 years suspended after he was convicted of rape, sextortion and possession of a deadly weapon charges after he preyed on two minors. According to prosecutors, in March 2022, a School Resource officer in Frederick County was tipped off about the possible sexual assault of a student, which led investigators to Lindauere.  Detect…

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Woman Restrained By Grandma After Stabbing Father, Sister In Maryland Home Heading To Prison Woman Restrained By Grandma After Stabbing Father, Sister In Maryland Home Heading To Prison
Woman Restrained By Grandma After Stabbing Father, Sister In Maryland Home Heading To Prison The Delaware woman who went to her family's Cecil County home with the intent of "making sure her father was no longer a threat" is heading to prison. Rajah Smith, 33, of Newark, has been sentenced to 35 years behind bars after brutally attacking her father and sister in a fatal incident that only ended when her grandmother stepped in to stop the assault. On March 11, officers from the Elkton Police Department were called to a Locust Lane home, where there was a reported domestic incident involving Smith and other members of the family that was seemingly started intentionally. According to…

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4-Year-Old's Death Ruled Homicide; Caretaker Charged With Child Abuse: Baltimore County Police 4-Year-Old's Death Ruled Homicide; Caretaker Charged With Child Abuse: Baltimore County Police
4-Year-Old's Death Ruled Homicide; Caretaker Charged With Child Abuse: Baltimore County Police Police say that a 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the death of a 4-year-old earlier this year in Baltimore County. Zurail Smith has been charged with several counts of child abuse following the May 5 death of Amir James, which was ruled a homicide, authorities announced on Tuesday. According to investigators, James' body was found unresponsive inside a home in the unit block of Sollers Point Road in Dundalk. He was rushed to an area hospital where he later died from his injuries. At the time the child died, Smith was temporarily taking care of him, they noted. Smith is …

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